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| Slioch reflections |
June has got off to a cracking start with the weather. A week of almost unbroken, warm sunshine and very little wind high up. I've been guiding up in Torridon and back home in The Cairngorms this last 7 days or so. Here's my usual catch up in words and images.
WEDNESDAY 1 JUNE
Fiona & Natalie had booked me for one day of guiding in the Torridon area. One day is not enough of course! With stunning weather the ladies couldn't decide what would be a good introduction. So after a chat in the morning we settled on Beinn Alligin.
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| Fiona enjoying The Horns of Alligin |
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| The Horns of Alligin, easily avoided |
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| Late afternoon light |
The morning sun disappeared just has we reached Tom na Gruagach.
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| What a view |
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| Descent from Sgor Mor |
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| Baoshbhain |
By the time we were heading up to Beinn Alligins second Munro summit, Sgor Mor,the skies were starting to brighten up and the sun breaking out again.
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| Natalie loving the ridge walking |
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| Liathach in sight |
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| Fabulous |
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| Descending into Coire Mhic Nobuil |
We had the Horns of Alligin and the rest of the day to ourselves.
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| Beinn Dearg |
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| Sgor Mor |
Late afternoon is always my favourite time of day. A stunning traverse of the Horns in sunny weather.
THURSDAY 2 JUNE
Another beautiful morning in the NW Highlands. I fancied a good romp in the Fisherfield Forest from Kinlochewe. There are many access points to get into this area, regarded has the most remote in these isles.
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| Slioch (The Spear) |
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| On Beinn Tarsuinn's fabulous ridge |
It is very easy walking from Kinlochewe to Loch Fada, much of the 10km is on an easy angled 4 wheel drive track. The only people I saw were 2 folk on thos motorbikes, otherwise known as e-bikes. A bike does help but I did pass the same 2 people later up the track so is it worth the hassle? I'll let you ponder that one.
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| The summit of Beinn Tarsuinn looking across to An Teallach |
The clarity of air was superb. The Northerly airflow bringing superb light for the photographer. I marvelled at the stunning reflection of Slioch in one of the lochans.
Slioch is often photographed from Loch Maree side. Very few images are seen from this wilder side of the mountain. You get to see how Slioch ( The Spear) gets it's name.
My aim for today was two of the finest peaks in the Fisherfield Forest. Beinn Tarsuinn & A' Mhaigdean. After the long descent off Beinn Tarsuinn the shower clouds came over. I watched a beautiful rainbow emerge.
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| Rainbow |
I was hoping to capture a sunset image from A' Mhaigdean but it's a long way back to Kinlochewe and sunset these days is way after 10pm. So I setoffon the return just has another big shower set in.
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| Slioch with the ridge of Beinn Righe distant |
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| Darkening skies and another shower |
It seemed a long walk back beside Loch Fada. I thought the clouds had set in for the night but by 10pm it was going to be a fine sunset.
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| Sunset over the Fisherfield Forest |
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